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thejeff said:
So, please, argue against the actual issue not the straw man of "just didn't put up a fight against a much more superior force"
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Specifically I’m referring to actions taken for no reason other that to hurt your opponent after the point you’ve given up any hope of holding them off.
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For those of us who view an attack in the game as sufficient justification to deny any benefit therefrom to the aggressor, can you or the original poster please tell us what behavior from the defender you find acceptable at the point that hope for victory is lost?
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doing incredibly annoying things is often a great strategy for victory, but at the point you’re not working towards a victory and rather destroying yourself as fast as possible for no reason other than to destroy value
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Where do you draw the line at which "non-optimal gaming behavior" becomes unsportsmanlike?
I could posit that an early attack on a neighboring player will leave me less likely to win due to the drain on my resources.
Am I therefore unsportsmanlike if I attack anyway, since I have engaged in action which lessens my chances of winning and have caused the attacked player no little annoyance?